Two attendees and two support staff at the Republican National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, have tested positive for Covid-19, county officials announced, adding that all four were “immediately isolated.”
The four cases came after approximately 792 staff and guests at the four-day convention were tested for the virus.
2 attendees & 2 event support people tested positive for COVID-19 at the Republican National Convention. All were immediately isolated.62 County residents at higher education institutions outside the County have tested positive for COVID-19. New data » https://t.co/5rNN6zpuRUpic.twitter.com/ckthd9s7qL
Daily new cases of the coronavirus have been trending downward in Mecklenburg County since mid-July, with a slight uptick over the past week. The vast majority of the county’s deaths have occurred among the over-60s, while the Hispanic population has been disproportionately affected by the virus.
In the state of North Carolina as a whole, daily new cases peaked at 2,700 only last week, and remain high, with 2,015 reported on Thursday.
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